The Weblog
This weblog contains LocallyGrown.net news and the weblog entries from all the markets currently using the system.
To visit the authoring market’s website, click on the market name located in the entry’s title.
GFM : Weblog Entry
WE’VE MOVED
GREENEVILLE FARMERS MARKET
HAS MOVED**
OPENING DATE: MAY 12
TIME: 9 AM TO 1 PM.
WHERE: DOAK HOUSE MUSEUM
LOCATED AT: TUSCULUM COLLEGE
ADDRESS: 690 ERWIN HWY.
TUSCULUM, TN. 37745
PHONE: 423-552-3023
Green Fork Farmers Market: Weekly product list
Dear Green Fork Farmers Market Customers:
Figgieville is continuing their inventory reduction sale—organic olives for $6.00 a jar! Get them while they last.
Here’s what else is available this week:
Vegetables—Kale, lettuce, swiss chard, kalettes, beets with greens, and spinach.
Herbs and Spices—cilantro and hot chili powder.
Eggs—From pastured hens.
Meat—Pastured beef and chicken.
Olives and Olive Oil—Direct from the organic grower in California. Check out sales prices on selected varieties!
Salsa—Made with locally grown and organic ingredients.
Live plants—Fig trees, fig houseplants.
Crafts—Natural, handmade soy candles scented with pure essential oils (no toxic chemicals!)
Place your order now, then pick up and pay on Wednesday from 4-7 pm at Nightbird Books in Fayetteville.
We will also have a selection of locally grown and handmade goods available for sale from the table at the market on Wednesday.
We look forward to seeing you!
Green Fork Farmers Market
Siloam Springs, AR: Online Market is Open!
www.siloamsprings.locallygrown.net
The sale on Jalapeno Cheddar Brats continues ($9 a pkg) and Chicken Frames are on sale this week as well. Watch for additional sales all month as R Family Farm is clearing out their freezers and getting ready for spring markets!
All the rain helped fill the water table and hopefully will benefit our farmers. The sun was a welcome sight yesterday.
Have a great week and see you Saturday!
Foothills Market: The Market is Open - February 26
After all the rain last week, it’s certainly nice to see the sun! Each sunny day brings spring a little nearer.
At Foothills Market, we’re ready with a little taste of spring. You’ll find tender green things like baby collards, spinach, and Butterhead lettuce. Happy Horseshoe Farm also has carrots grown in their aquaponics house. Quantities are limited on all these items, though, so shop early!
We still also have a great selection of locally-produced meats, as well as a variety of baked goods and sweet spreads.
Shop the market, fill your cart, and then click the “Place your order” button. We’ll have your order ready for pick-up on Friday afternoon between 4-6 at the Food for Thought Garden at 815 N. Hillcrest in Clarksville.
Eat something fresh this week!
My Own Metro Market: The market is open and ready for orders.
*we are open and ready for orders.
Chose you produce, chose you pick up location.
Thank you,
Brad
Athens Locally Grown: ALG Market Open for March 1
Athens Locally Grown
How to contact us:
Our Website: athens.locallygrown.net
On Twitter: @athlocallygrown
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/athenslocallygrown
On Thursdays: Here’s a map.
Market News
It’s been a really beautiful last few days, nearly t-shirt and shorts weather, and that’s had me itching to get into the garden and get to work. My rental house has a nice area of raised beds in the back yard, just out the back door, so I can take my basket of hand tools and get right to it. Even though I don’t have my own vegetable farm any more, I still grow the same things I did then — unusual heirloom varieties from around the world. My favorite source for seeds is Sow True Seed, just up the road from us in Asheville, NC. But my favorite source for live plants is right here at Athens Locally Grown. Right now there are just shy of a hundred listings for live plants on the market, and you can expect that to double as gardening season get into full swing. I can’t wait to be taking flats home with me on Thursday nights and getting them into the garden on the weekends.
The early heat wave of the last few days is reminiscent of last year’s weather, where a string of days in the 80s convinced all the fruit trees to start blooming, only to be killed off by a freeze later on, wiping out a good portion of the area fruit harvest. Our growers are keeping a watchful eye on the forecast, but things are looking pretty good so far. We’ll be getting lots of rain this week, which should keep the temps from getting out of control, and it’s looking like the nights will be back down to the 30s this coming weekend. Hopefully that’ll be enough to convince the trees to hold off just a little longer.
Thank you so much for your support of Athens Locally Grown, all of our growers, local food, and our rights to eat it. You all are part of what makes Athens such a great area in which to live. We’ll see you on Thursday at Ben’s Bikes at the corner of Pope and Broad Streets from 4:30 to 8pm!
Other Area Farmers Markets
Most other area markets are closed down for the season or have moved to winter hours. The Athens Farmers Market has closed for the season. They’ll return in April, and you can catch the news on their website. The West Broad Farmers Market is closed for the season, and you can watch for their return on their website here: http://www.athenslandtrust.org/west-broad-farmers-market/. The Comer Farmers’ Market is open on Saturday mornings from 9am to noon. Check www.facebook.com/comerfm for more information. Washington, GA also has a lovely little Saturday market, running on winter hours now on Saturdays from 1-4pm. Folks to the east can check out the Hartwell Farmers Market, which starts bright and early on Saturday morning from 7am to noon, and Tuesday afternoons from noon to 4pm. You can learn all about them here: www.washingtonfarmersmkt.com. If you know of any other area markets operating, please let me know.
All of these other markets are separate from ALG (including the Athens Farmers Market) but many growers sell at multiple markets. Please support your local farmers and food producers, where ever you’re able to do so!
We thank you for your interest and support of our efforts to bring you the healthiest, the freshest and the most delicious locally-produced foods possible!
Yalaha, FL: Yalaha Local Market Open
Order now through 5 pm March 1st for March 3rd Pickup (or contact me if you want a different day, we have some flexibility.)
Remember to tell me when you want to pick up!
Expanded Goat cuts available. Try Chops or Roasts. (Let me know if you are interested in Heart or Liver.)
Send me a message if you are interested in Getting Channel Catfish.
If you have any particular requests, let me know I’m happy to grow to order.
Sign in to order. https://yalaha.locallygrown.net/market
You have to sign in to see the add to cart button. Then click the add to cart button on the items you want to buy. Remember you need to check out before your order will be placed.
Remember to let me know when you want to pick up on Sat or maybe even Friday late afternoon or on Sunday. (If I don’t send you an e-mail confirmation of your order and pick up time, please make sure you checked out and completed your order.)
Dawson Local Harvest: Soup's On!
Dawson Local Harvest for March 2nd
Soup’s On!
HI EVERYBODY!
I think most everyone who’s a member of The Harvest likes to cook. I know I do, at least a little, and it certainly doesn’t hurt to have some amazing Vegetables to help things along. So I like to include the occasional recipe to take advantage of what’s available. This time it’s Turnip, Leek, and Potato Soup!
Start with a little olive oil on medium and add a small diced onion and 3-4 of LEILANI’S delicious Leeks chopped. Saute’ until tender; add 1-2 cloves garlic minced and saute’ a minute. Now add an order of LEILANI’S Purple-topped Turnips and 2 medium potatoes, both peeled and diced. Now add 32 oz. chicken stock, vegetable stock, or water, bring to a boil then cover & simmer 45 min.
Almost done! Blend in a blender so it’s creamy. Add salt, fresh ground pepper, and a little thyme and parsley. If you like your soups a little creamier add a little half-&-half or cream. And for those of you who really want to cheat, use potato soup as a base (quicker and less fuss).
There are always lots of ways to “flavor-up” your meals, whether it’s fresh Vegetables for dinner, a refreshing Jun or tasty Kraut for a Saturday-night change-up, superb free-range Ground Beef for Killer Chili, and that’s just a few ideas. Get Creative and see what you can come up with.
THE MARKET IS NOW OPEN!
REMEMBER! You can now order until Tuesday night at 9 pm. Pick up your order at Leilani’s Gardens Friday afternoons from 4 to 6 pm.
You’ll find the DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST at http://dawsonville.locallygrown.net
We thank you for your interest and support of our efforts to bring you the healthiest, the freshest and the most delicious locally-produced foods possible! We guarantee your satisfaction with all products in the DAWSON LOCAL HARVEST.
Best thoughts for you and yours this season!
Alan Vining
Market Manager
CLG: Opening Bell: Micro-Greens, Honey, Cheese!
Good afternoon!
We got 12 1/2 inches of rain here at Cedar Rock Ridge since Wednesday! I’m sure some of our Growers have standing water in the fields. Let’s hope it drains quickly so our food can get back to growing!
We’ve got some Tomato Plants available already: Blueberry Cherry Tomato and Cherokee Purple. Also some Japanese Eggplant Plants. Limited quantities, so get yours now and nurture them a few weeks until you plant them outside.
Maria will be at market this Friday with some of her wonderful Pulled BBQ Pork and Spinach Dip. Both are listed now too.
Be sure to SEARCH for your favorite items using the search field. Over 475 items available now!
Most items are listed by 6pm Sunday, but check back again before the market closes Tuesday night to see if any other items are ready to be harvested for you! Eat fresh! Eat local! Eat for better health!
And save your eggshells throughout the week for the laying hens! :-)
The market is now OPEN for orders. Click here to start shopping:
www.conway.locallygrown.net
Please check your email a few minutes after you place your order to make sure you get an order confirmation. Thank you for being a valuable part of CLG!
Have a great week!
Steve
Green Acres Atkins: Opening Bell....spring is begining to pop up!
Here at Green Acres Atkins we are counting down till spring…..and trying not to float away with all this rain! We are so excited to continue expanding the listings on the market.
Again this week if you refer a friend we will give you a $5 coupon for your next order!
Please remember to place your orders by Noon Wednesday at
greenacresatkins.locallygrown.net
Thanks so much for shopping with us! Have a great week.
Tom and Kami Green